New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-26
NEW ULM AND VICINITY.

would ask, our friends in the different
towns to send us any items that come
under their observation. It makes no
difference whether they are written up
in good shape or not. Just send us the
item and we will do our best to present
it in readable shape.
John Hecker has sold his saloon bust
ness to John Kretsch an employe of
the S. D, Peterson Implement Co.
One of Tom. Mulverhill's teams in
dulged in q little runaway Saturday.
Damages amounted to about $40.
Messrs. Palmer and Landwehr are
again operating their saw-mill on the
levee, foot of Minnesota street.
Don't fail to attend the masked ball
given by Co. A. End Reg. M. N. G.. in
Union Hall Saturday evening. An
entertaining programme is provided
for. The admission fee is reasonable
and everybody can feel assured of an
enjoyable evening.
Chief Engineer Herian has made the
following appointments for the fire de-
partment: First assistant II. Schleu-
der, second assistant and machinist
Chas. Leonhard, pipemen c. Crone, H.
Schneider, Geo. Vogel and L. Haberle.
The State Supt. of Public instruction
has booked Brown County for another
teachers institute, to be held at New
Ulm, beginning April 25, 1887. Teach
ers will please prepare for another dose
of wisdom to be furnished at the sex-
pense of the State, and to some extent
at their own expense
The tax list published in this weeks
REVIEW finishes the list of personal
taxes for Brown Go. AS our readers
have noticed, we published the list by
school districts. This was done by re-
quest of large number of taxpayers
and seems to have given general salts
faction.
There were $50 children born in
Brown County during the year 1886.
It is the home of Lind, Bobleter, Bowen
and Judge Webber.-LINCoLN COUNTY
JOURNAL. Thanks, Bro. Bigham. We
have often wondered why this was such
prosperous county, but never suspect
Il hn ~.
item.
H. G. Helling, eldest son of Mr., and
Mrs. K. H. Helling died of pneumonia,
after weeks Hines, Monday morning.
The body was taken to Linden for in
terment. An escort from Company A
NJ. N. G. accompanied the body to it's
last resting place. The bereaved pa
rents have our sympathy.
According7 to the report of State
Supt. Kiehle for the year ending July
81, 1886, the following State high
schools were the only ones that had all
their papers in preliminary as we'll as
high school studies accepted by the
State examiner: Saltwater as papers,
"a pupils), Anoka (55 papers, As pu-
pils), New Ulm (65 papers, II pupils)
The postmasters have been notified
by the Postoffice Department that all
Postal Notes hereafter shall be made
payable at 'any money order Office y
Cnstead of as heretofore, upon desig.
mated mony order Office selected by the
purchaser), the new supplies of Postal
Notes will have the words "any money
order Office engraved thereon. These
notes can be cashed at any money or.
der office in the United States.
A large number of our business men u.
nited in sending petition toPost-Maste,
General Villas protesting against the
unnecessary delay of the railroad com
pany in bringing mail to this city dur
ing seasons of snow blokades. If il
takes the railroad company three days
to bring mail from Kasota to New Uln
during one of the blockades, the govern.
ment should return to the old style and
operate stage line.
A report received from Rigstad D. T
states tie Franz Duevel, a former resi-
dent of New Ulm was lost, while trap.
ping and hunting with a party on the
Indian reservation opposite Rigstad,
two weeks ago. Searching parties were
sent out but no trace of him could be
found. It is feared that he lost his way
and either freze to death or died Of
starvation. His only chance Of escape
could be that he fell in with party Of
trappers or indians and is with them
now.